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A team competing in the world checkers championship was held captive in the hotel hosting the tournament because the bill had not been paid. The Dutch checkers team were not allowed to leave the hotel in the Ivory Coast until the bill had been settled, they said on Facebook.

A man who brought a case to the Workplace Relations Commission seeking redress for discrimination on the grounds of gender has had his complaint dismissed. The man complained that he was not allowed to use a room designated for use by females only and that he was being discriminated against since th

Dublin firms Flynn O'Driscoll (FOD) and Fanning & Kelly have announced a merger, bringing together FOD's full service offering with Kieran Kelly's extensive experience in media and defamation law. The combined firm will operate from the Flynn O'Driscoll offices at No. 1 Grants Row, Lower Mount S

Draft legislation providing for two weeks' paid parent's leave for each working parent of a child has been published. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said up to 60,000 people could benefit within a year from the scheme, which he hopes to roll out by the start of November.

A new legal code of practice will be brought forward by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission to promote greater employment of disabled people, the body has said. Once completed, the code, prepared under the Commission's statutory powers, will be legally admissible in evidence in court, Wor

The Mail on Sunday has publicly apologised for an article which made false allegations against KRW Law and Madden & Finucane. The article, published in March, alleged that the firms "were behind a probe and 'witch hunt' into killings by British Troops during the Irish troubles and were secretly

Judges, lawyers and court officials at Cork District Court have paid tribute to retiring court registrar Noreen Collins. Judge Olann Kelleher and Judge Con O'Leary led tributes to Ms Collins, highlighting her work, professionalism and her years of organising the staff Christmas party, the Irish Exam

More than nine in ten whiplash patients at a Dublin pain management clinic stopped attending treatment after completing their personal injury litigation, according to research. The unpublished finding was referenced in a presentation at recent European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) c

Civil society organisations have called on TDs and Senators to urgently clarify the rules around the "money message" mechanism amid fears it is allowing the Government to effectively veto legislative proposals. Representatives of 25 organisations, including the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU),

Belfast solicitor Donald Thompson was locked up on Friday – as part of a fundraising challenge in aid of International Justice Mission (IJM).

Over 3,000 transition year students have completed the Law Society of Ireland's Street Law programme since its roll-out six years ago.

Denial of the holocaust is not a human right, the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously ruled. A neo-Nazi politician, Udo Pastörs, who had been convicted in his native Germany after denying the Holocaust in a speech, made a complaint under article 10: freedom of expression.

The widow of a barrister who died on safari with his daughter will have her case heard in an English court despite the law of Egypt being applicable. Lady Brownlie is to sue the Egyptian branch of the Four Seasons hotel chain over the death of Sir Ian Brownlie QC, The Times reports.

A Thai judge is recovering after shooting himself in an apparent suicide bid at the end of court proceedings in which he sharply criticised alleged interference with the judicial process. Judge Khanakorn Pianchana, 49, a senior judge at Yala Provincial Court in the south of Thailand, pulled out a pi

Right to light claims can stop developers in their tracks. They can frustrate major projects, make developments more expensive and create tension between residents and developers.